Don Hayters Mgb Story by Don Hayter
This is the inside story of the workings of the MG Design and Development Office in Abingdon, from 1956 until MG's closure in 1980, as told by Chief Design & Development Engineer, Don Hayter. This book explains how the various models were conceived, drawn, planned and developed by a small team of engineers. It also shows how the constant evolution of BMC, including the Triumph-Austin merger, frequently changed input to, and control of, the department. Safety legislation, mainly imposed by the United States, could have killed MG, but detailed here are the design changes that allowed the MGB, and other models, to survive. Trying to remain as individual as possible, MG developed record-breakers and a unique Competition Department during the period covered by this book. Special cars were built and tested, and prototypes for the MGB replacement, using engines from any part of the group, were drawn up. The continuing support of the American market was essential and much valued, but holding company, British Leyland, prioritised the TR7 – a decision that, ultimately, led to the closure of a successful, happy MG company.-
The Cafe Racer Phenomenon
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American 1/2-Ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s
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Endurance Racing at Silverstone in the 1970s & 1980s
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British Touring Car Racing
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Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1970s
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Motor Racing at Goodwood in the Sixties
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Motor Racing at Brands Hatch
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British and European Trucks of the 1980s
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Motor Racing at Brands Hatch in the Eighties
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British Lorries of the 1960s
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Brighton National Speed Trials
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American Station Wagons the Golden Era 1950-1975
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Anglo-American Cars
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The The Last Real Austins - 1946-1959
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American Trucks of the 1960s
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Motor Racing at Nassau in the 1950s and 1960s
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The Chevrolet Impala 1958-1970: the American Dream
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Austerity Motoring
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Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1980s
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MgS Abingdon Factory
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Three Wheelers
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British Woodies from the 1920s to the 1950s
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Chevrolet ½-Ton C/K-Series Pickup Trucks 1973-1987
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British Lorries of the 1950s
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Buick Riviera
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American Independent Automakers - Amc to Willys 1945 to 1960
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American Trucks of the 1950s
Don Hayter was educated at Abingdon School, winning a Bennett Scholarship to Pembroke College.
With the outbreak of WW2, he decided to take an apprenticeship in aircraft design at the Pressed Steel Company, Cowley, and attending Oxford Technical College, where he attained a Higher National Certificate in Metallurgy and Engineering.
Don then worked at various aircraft manufacturers, before moving into the car industry after the war.
Having already worked on many cars, including the MG Magnette, he moved to Aston Martin in 1954, working on the design for the DB2/4 and the Lagonda, before moving back to MG’s Design & Development department.
Promoted to Chief Design & Development Engineer in 1973, Don was responsible for the design of the MGB body, and stayed with MG until the closure of its factory in 1980. Don remains passionately enthusiastic about this iconic car, and still runs one himself today.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781845844608 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845844602 |
| Title | Don Hayters Mgb Story |
| Author | Don Hayter |
| Series | Those Were The Days |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | David & Charles |
| Year published | 2012-10-18 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |